Chess Puzzle #0eoWR — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 947 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d5; rook g7; knight e8. Black: king g6; rook f4; knight e5; pawns f6/h3. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf5 — king g6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd6# — knight e8→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4N3/6R1/5pk1/3Kn3/5r2/7p/8/8 b - - 0 56

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